FREEWAYS SPECIAL REPORT: Suddenly, the topic of freeway removal is on the public agenda – at least in Sydney. So The Fifth Estate spoke to two US officials about their real-life experiences with removing a freeway. Even in the US, the Biden Administration has set aside $US1 billion ($A1.3 billion) for urban freeway removal as part of its infrastructure bill. Unfortunately, there aren’t many examples of freeway removal in Australia (yet). By 1990, the City of Rochester included removal of the freeway in an urban strategy document called Vision 2000.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2022 12:21 UTC